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I grin, and ers into her flesh "You really think I would do sohtly so I can see her lift one dark brow in response "I think that sounds exactly like so you would do"

I lean back to her ear and et to know about , I don’t bother with gah for that"

"So this is just a coincidence?"

"There have been a nuht And what? Did you think I planned for the other people hook up would get you hot"

"It’s not that," she snaps, and at the saroan comes from the next row over A series of noises follow that are less sexy and more comical, and I have to bury uy is still groaning, and the girl is whispering for hier He doesn’t The shelves stop squeaking and the girl lets out a distinctly disappointed sigh We stay silent and listen to the other couple shuffling, whispering, and rearranging their clothes The thud of footsteps lets us know they’re leaving, and as they round the corner and pass by our row, Nell buries her head into my chest, mortified

When they’re out of earshot, we collapse into each other laughing We’re not quiet Hell, they can probably still hear us, but I don’t give a daht of Nell’s face Her eyes and nose are scrunched up, and she keeps alternating between pressing her fingers to her cheek and covering her forehead Her cheeks are flushed with ht possible for someone with her skin tone Her e or cute, but somehow even this side of her seems sexy to me

"So what is it, then?" I ask now that we’re alone "If it’s not watching that turns you on, what is it?"

She tries to shy away froot her trapped between my body and the books She chews at her botto to pluck up the courage "I just find it interesting how everythingworks"

I can’t hold in y for you? That’s what does it? Like watching ani habits in a zoo?"

Her eyes narrow, and she shoves rab hold of her hips and pull her back againstfun of you I swear I just want to knohat you like It’s entirely selfish You’ve got your list, and I’ve got ht at the top for ainstto pushabout how sex works I’ve known that since I read a disturbingly inforrade It’s about howthe rest of it works Attraction Desire Pleasure I’m fascinated not just by the movements and the actions, but what fills in the blanks What turns so to"

I’the world "pleasure" co to what?"

"Orgasmic"

Yep Definitely turned on That’s it forbecause it’s like an experi your own experi er down the side of her neck, and her hands clench againstthe soft skin of her jaw Her body alternates between surrendering toup With each swipe ofbecause of nerves or because she doesn’t want this for some other reason One of those, I think I can fix

"I--" she starts, then cuts herself off with a deep inhale

Gently, I rubto cals I can be patient for, you know On the field, I have to know just the right moment to break away from my defender Too soon, and he’ll catch up to me before I catch the ball Too late, and I o after what I want full force, I knoait until the ti of her neck has her eyes half closed, but she lifts her lids enough to pin aze

"Thanks for the football "

I s a laugh The way her confidence aroundIf I were aa flower bloom before my eyes But that’s not me, so all I can say is it’s hot Unbelievably hot Every tioes toe-to-toe withthat I’d love to be the person to help satisfy your curiosity, the one to help you figure out what you like But I won’t ask for ive" I’d like to tell her that she has control in this aspect of things, but I can’t pro for that But it requires trust I need her to be able to turn off the thoughts that are always running through her head, and she won’t do that until she believes she can

I use the hand at her neck to draw her a little closer, dipping in, "how aze flicks back and forth betweendifferent in the left than the right I draw a thuh that I can feel the warm exhale of her breath on my skin "This?" I ask her "Can I have this?"

I lean down to take her h for et there, she closes her lips over s er, and just like that, she’s stolen the control right from under me